Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Cellular telephones – Social aspects'
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Kong, Wei Chao. ""It is mine, it is me!" : the use of mobile phones of young people in Macau and Guangzhou." Thesis, University of Macau, 2007. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1874201.
Full textBroege, Stephanie, and n/a. "Mobile New Zealand : a multi-method comparative study of cell phone use." University of Otago. Department of Media, Film and Communication Studies, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080819.150246.
Full textGoetz, Marieta. "Mobile business models in African rural communities." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2581.
Full textMobile telephone subscription in developing countries has increased by more than 500 percent since 2005, with Africa experiencing the highest growth rate globally. Amongst Africa’s 306.5 million subscribers, recorded in 2008, an unexpectedly high adoption rate of the technology by poor, often illiterate rural communities is observed. Mobile telephony generally provides African rural users access to electronic communication for the first time. Providing access to communication, information and knowledge, mobile phones present a platform for economic and social interaction in rural Africa. The extent of the resulting positive socio-economic impact on the developing world has lead to mobile telephony increasingly being viewed as a potential development tool for the socio-economic upliftment of the rural poor. This thesis is inspired by the potential for value creation to end users of mobile telephony, leading to the proposition that the rapid expansion of mobile telephony in rural Africa can contribute significantly to the sustainability of these communities’ rural livelihoods. For this proposition to be valid, mobile telephony has to provide value beyond being communication tool. It has to provide value in income generating activities by increasing opportunities for access to financial and social capital with mobile business models appropriate to the rural African context. To assess the appropriateness of mobile value offerings, the rural African context was analyzed using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework. Through multi-level analysis, the challenges and issues that influence the lives of the rural poor were explored and the dominant livelihood strategies in terms of income generating activities were identified. Apart from agricultural income streams, waged labor, migration and micro-entrepreneurial activities provide non-agricultural income streams. Creating an appropriate mobile business ecosystem for rural Africa requires the collaboration of a complex network of actors within a value constellation to co-produce value for the end users. Three conditional factors were identified for mobile telephony and emerging mobile business models to contribute successfully to sustainable livelihoods: adaptation of the technology by providers, user appropriation to make the technology their own and the assimilation of it into their livelihood strategies. These factors were researched for validation through the study of existing literature and reported case studies. It was found that these three conditional factors were unequivocally met. Firstly, the mobile telecommunication industry active in Africa is seen to successfully adapt and innovate solutions that are relevant to African rural communities’ vulnerabilities and livelihood strategies. Secondly, African mobile phone users have successfully adopted and appropriated mobile telephony to create value for themselves in their livelihood strategies, often independent of external interventions. They are claiming ownership of the technology and not merely using it as a communication tool. Thirdly, by assimilating mobile telephony into their livelihood strategies, value-creation within their income generating activities have been made possible. This value creation is impacting users’ social and financial capital positively. This thesis concludes that mobile telephony and emerging mobile business models are contributing to increasing African rural dwellers’ income generating potential, reducing their vulnerability to shocks, and providing them with a voice; thereby contributing to sustainable rural livelihoods.
Li, Hong Ye. "Challenging the mainstream : youth identity and the popularity of Shanzhai mobile phones in China." Thesis, University of Macau, 2009. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2120009.
Full textLin, Hai Yun. "The magic wand : mobile phone use and Fujian entrepreneurs in China." Thesis, University of Macau, 2008. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1874128.
Full textChio, Nga I. "The uses and perceptions of mobile phone in Macau." Thesis, University of Macau, 2009. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2162007.
Full textYang, Hua. "The role of mobile phones in young migrant workers' life in Pearl River Delta." Thesis, University of Macau, 2009. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2150197.
Full textEcker, Katelyn D. "Mobile phones as a social medium for the deaf : a uses and gratifications study /." Online version of thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/7098.
Full textVaca-Morales, Dario-Pablo. "Instalación del servicio de telefonía móvil para la conectividad y desarrollo social en las localidades de Apurímac, Ayacucho y Huancavelica." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad de Lima, 2016. http://repositorio.ulima.edu.pe/handle/ulima/3201.
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Blood, Alan Physics Faculty of Science UNSW. "Biological effects of GSM mobile phone microwave radiation: an investigation of gene expression." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Physics, 2005. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/22071.
Full textSaculla, Meghan M. "Addressing Relationships among Moral Judgment Development, Narcissism, and Electronic Media and Communication Devices." TopSCHOLAR®, 2010. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/192.
Full textStrakowicz, Sebastian School of English Media & Performing Arts UNSW. "Being mobile: personalising the virtual, virtualising the physical." 2007. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/40493.
Full textGumede, Zakhele Phiwayinkosi. "The use of cellular technologies by students at the University of Zululand." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/710.
Full textThis study begins by investigating the development of cellular technology as within the overall convergence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's). The study briefly sketches its scope and extent in South Africa and the African continent. It examines the various communication functions of cellular technology and investigates the uses to which these functions are put, and examines the concept of praxis in this connection. As a case study, it examines the use of cellular phones by students at the main campus of the University of Zululand. A survey is carried out and comparisons to international and national trends of cellular phone usage are referred to, and students' attitudes towards its use by lecturers and administration are probed. In conclusion, recommendations are made concerning the use of cellular phones for communication purposes and for further research.
Cahir, Jayde. "Traces of trust : a study of text messaging in everyday life." Thesis, 2010. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/506744.
Full textChen, Yifan. "The mobile phone and socialization the consequences of mobile phone use in transitions from family to school life of U.S. college students." 2007. http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.13455.
Full textJohn, Grainger Simon. "Purchasing a personality : a case study of cellular phone consumption by South African students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/750.
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Kayamba, Mwanja. "Female entrepreneurs' cellular phone habits in Zambia and South Africa." Diss., 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2313.
Full textThis study explores the ways in which female entrepreneurs in Zambia and South Africa use their cellular phones, as well as their interests and needs in using this technology. The findings in this study are therefore crucial to the body of knowledge on programmes that seek to uplift women's lives through the deployment of ICTs, since current policies do not make full provision for the use of mobile phones in female entrepreneurship. Information on female entrepreneurs and cellular phones was collected in the literature review. The scrutiny of various literature sources and the analysis of the responses from the interviews with the female entrepreneurs were carried out to arrive at answers to the following research questions: 1. Can telecommunications (specifically, cellular phones) increase the participation of women in the economy? 2. What are the consumer habits of female entrepreneur cellular phone users in Zambia and South Africa? 3. Are the communication needs of business women in Zambia and South Africa adequately met? 4. What are the obstacles that female entrepreneurs in Zambia and South Africa face in the use of cellular phones? 5. What are the similarities and differences in the consumer habits of female entrepreneur cellular phone users in Zambia and South Africa? In order to gather information on the consumer habits of female entrepreneurs in Zambia and South Africa, a survey was conducted of 100 female entrepreneurs. The female entrepreneurs identified in this survey consist of female business owners with no more than 50 employees each, from Gauteng Province in South Africa, and Lusaka Province in Zambia. The female entrepreneurs were identified through the accidental sampling technique, and a structured questionnaire was used to collect information from them. The findings of the investigation reveal that cellular phones have the potential to increase the participation of women in mainstream economic activity, since they are a useful means of communication that allow women from diverse backgrounds to communicate easily for both business and social purposes. Accordingly, national policy-makers in South Africa and Zambia need to investigate further the potential of using cellular phone or similar technology to empower small-scale businesswomen. The investigation also shows that the cellular phone consumer habits of female entrepreneurs in Zambia and South Africa differ when it comes to using cellular phones for business and social communication purposes. More Zambian women indicated that they use their cellular phones in business operations, while South African women showed a tendency to use their phones more for social purposes. The results of this investigation further illustrate that despite the importance in value which the mobile phone has for women entrepreneurs in both Zambia and South Africa, the communication needs of women's entrepreneurship are not adequately met. The main obstacles in meeting the communication needs of female entrepreneurs in Zambia and South Africa are inadequate network coverage and high prices. The study shows that a number of women (52,2%) indicated that they are inhibited from effective communication services and therefore resort to borrowing other people's mobile phones. The lack of empirical studies on the use of telecommunications by female entrepreneurs in both Zambia and South Africa attests to the fact that women's entrepreneurship is still an area that requires in-depth investigation. If various development efforts are to meet their targets, clearly the area of women's entrepreneurship and how various ICTs such as cellular phones are used therein needs urgent investigation.
Communication Sciences
M. A. (International Communication)